How Does the Google Search Bar Work?
The Google Search Bar, most commonly known as the Google Toolbar, is a downloadable search application for Internet Explorer or Firefox. The Toolbar allows Internet users to do a Google search without visiting the Google website. This makes it easier and quicker than ever for users to be connected to Google and start searching.
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Function
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When you enter a search term into your installed Google Toolbar, it initiate a HTTP request to www.google.com with your specific search. For example, if you look up "Napa Vacation" on the Google Toolbar, it will send that specific search directly to Google.com.
Significance
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Once you start entering the very first letter of your search, the Google Toolbar assists the user further by providing a list of suggestions that will typically appear on a drop-down menu. When you start typing "Napa Vacation," it will start providing you with the most popular search starting with "N" (Netflix, Nordstrom and New York Times, for example). As you progress with typing each letter, the Toolbar will begin to more closely match your intended search term, providing relevant, alternative suggestions you may not have thought of.
When you're done typing in your search and press "Enter," the Toolbar will submit a request for "Napa Vacation" to Google.com. This is happening so quickly that you won't notice it. Instead, you will find yourself on Google.com, where you will find a list of websites that matches your search.
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Fun Facts
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Google started as a research project by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University. They were just 24 years old and 23 years old respectively (a combined 47 years old). Google's index is now the largest in the world, consisting of billions of Web pages. A Google search of this expansive index of Web pages often takes less than half a second.
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